In pop culture, white sage is practically synonymous with smudging, a wildly popular trend appropriated from Native cultures. Many celebrities and those who say they're promoting "wellness" are ...

California’s native plants have had millions of years adapting to life in what we now know as Sonoma county. All the plants in our region have evolved during many long hot summers. They have developed ...

A few years ago, I purchased a Salvia apiana, or white sage, at one of the Sacramento River Discovery Center’s plant sales. I knew it was a California native plant, and pretty drought resistant which ...

I’ve been wondering lately if, as gardeners, we haven’t forgotten about the sages. If there is a plant that is as easy to grow in our region, that attracts as many hummingbirds and butterflies, that ...

Local gardeners recently were rewarded with free sage plants when the Fullerton Arboretum hosted a plant sale and white sage giveaway. White sage, also known as salvia apiana, has become popular in ...

Burning sage, also called smudging, has become a popular trend across social media. White sage is considered one of the four sacred medicines in Indigenous culture. Until 1978, Indigenous people in ...